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March 2015 - Page 8 of 22 - Money Morning - Only the News You Can Profit From

What Happened to the First DJIA Stocks?

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The first DJIA stocks bore little resemblance to the Dow Jones Industrial Average stocks of today.

Most of the original DJIA stocks are completely unknown now.

The names paint a gritty picture of the U.S. corporate powers of the day. The very first DJIA stocks included two gas companies, two agricultural companies, and representatives from the chemical, steel, leather and rubber industries.

This is a complete list of the first 12 DJIA stocks. It includes when each company was dropped from the index as well as what became of it...

This "Rising Rate" Play Could Make You a Quick 55%

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According to Bloomberg Business, people collectively waste an hour a day on Facebook debating everything from Kim Kardashian's hair to the now infamous gold/blue dress.

After last Wednesday, I've got to wonder how much time they're going to blow talking about what Fed Chair Janet Yellen said… or didn't.

At the end of the day it doesn't matter.

I say that because one of the most fundamental investing truisms of all is that "money moves to where it's treated best."

Simply put, a rise in interest rates is a sign that money is going to be treated better. It's a capital attractor, not the deterrent hyperactive day traders think it is...

Use This Strategy to Profit Before the Markets Head South

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For the last six months, I have been warning that economic growth is faltering. In November of last year, I predicted that the U.S. economy would experience a "growth scare" in 2015.

This week, we learned that the Atlanta Fed is tracking first quarter GDP growth at a mere 0.3% and that the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC) has significantly downgraded its growth forecast.

Bond yields have plunged and commodity prices have collapsed. Only stocks have failed to figure out that low growth is a recipe for coming disaster.

These 3 Tech Sector Stars Get Another "Buy" Signal from SXSW Interactive 2015

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Wearable tech, medical tech, and cybersecurity are three of the most promising tech sectors we like investing in today. And all of those fields were the stars of the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive 2015 festival in Austin, Texas, this week.

Tech innovations are on full display at the festival's exhibition halls, where nearly 600 exhibit spaces are rented. In just four days, more than 65,000 people file through dozens of aisle ways to see demonstrations and product unveilings from robotics, virtual reality, gaming, and more.

SXSW sounds like it's mostly for tech junkies, but it's a treasure trove of profit opportunities for investors. It points to where the money will flow.

We've been recommending these three trends for years, but this was one of the most exciting buy signals we've seen yet. Because we saw the time, energy, and money the brightest tech minds in the world are investing in these sectors...